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New Media, Search Engines and Network Neutrality on 2010 CoE Agenda
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Neue Medien, Suchmaschinen und Netzneutralität auf der Tagesordnung des Europarates | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1844] The Council of Europe (CoE) Committee of experts on new media (MC-NM) held its second meeting on 25-26 March 2010 in Strasbourg. This group is a follow-up to the previous CoE Group of specialists on Human […]
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ECJ: The Data Protection Authorities need to be completely independent
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EuGH: Datenschutzbehörden müssen vollkommen unabhängig sein | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1756] A European Court of Justice (ECJ) decision made public on 9 March 2010 in the case of the European Commission vs. Germany rules that the Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) established in accordance with the Data Protection Directive 95/46 needs to […]
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Article 29: Reduce the storing period of Google Street View's images
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Artikel 29: Reduziert die Lagerzeit der Google Street View-Aufnahmen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1760] Alex Turk, the head of EU Article 29 Working Party (WP) sent a letter on 11 February 2010 asking Google company to warn people about the arrival of its Street View vehicles and to reduce the retention […]
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Survey on Chip implants in Germany
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Gutachten zu Chipimplantaten in Deutschland | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1761] According to a survey carried out by German IT industry lobby group BITKOM, 23% out of 1000 German respondents would accept to have a microchip implanted in their body if that would bring concrete benefits from it. The survey was meant […]
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New Google's service raises privacy concerns
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Neuer Google-Dienst erweckt Datenschutzbedenken | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1728] The new networking service issued by Google company called Google Buzz has met criticism and confusion from its users who complained that a list of people they frequently email or chat with has appeared on their profile. The problem occurred due to […]
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Romania: Moral damages for publishing personal data online
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Rumänien: Schadensersatz aufgrund des Online-Veröffentlichens persönlicher Daten | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1729] A Romanian local court has decided to award 10 000 Euro as moral damages to a private person, after his full details were published on the website of the City Hall, including his HIV-related problems. In June 2008, Bucharest […]
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Germany DPAs to discuss the EU-US Safe Harbour Agreement
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Deutsche Datenschutzbehörden debattieren über das Safe Harbour-Abkommen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1730] The German data protection authorities want to have a meeting on the EU-US data protection Safe Harbour agreement and to agree on a resolution on this matter. Heise reports that some of the German Lander Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) […]
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Winner European Civil Society Data Protection Award 2010: FakeFriends.me
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Gewinner des Europäischen Datenschutzpreises 2010: FakeFriends.me | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1698] And the winner is… PER.SONN.ES (in French) / FAKEFRIENDS.ME (in English) AEDH (European Association for the Defense of Human rights) and EDRi (European Digital Rights) are pleased to announce that the winner of the first edition of the European Civil […]
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UK introduced full-body screening in Heathrow airport
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [UK führt Ganzkörperscanner am Flughafen Heathrow ein | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1700] As announced in January 2010, UK has begun developing a programme of introducing full-body scanners in airports, starting with Terminal 4 of Heathrow airport and Manchester airport. BAA, the biggest UK airport operator, said its staff had been trained […]
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Bits of Freedom starts campaign for data breach notification law
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Bits of Freedom startet Kampagne für Benachrichtigungspflicht bei Datenschutzverletzungen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1701] The Dutch digital rights organisation Bits of Freedom started a campaign for the introduction of a data breach notification law in The Netherlands. A data breach notification obligation on telecom providers is already to be implemented on […]
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European Parliament needs to reject the SWIFT deal
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europa-Parlament muss SWIFT ablehnen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1697] After the Civil Liberties committee in the European Parliament (EP) rejected on 5 February 2010 the interim nine-month SWIFT deal between the EU and US, now it will be up to the plenary of the EP to confirm the decision on 11 […]
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Bank data deal under heavy fire from EU Parliamentarians
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Bankdatenabkommen unter schwerem Beschuss der EU-Abgeordneten | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1677] The debate on the bank data (“SWIFT”) agreement in the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs yesterday and today showed a clear conflict between parliamentarians on the one side and the EU Council as well as […]
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